MIAMI DOLPHINS (4-9) AT BUFFALO BILLS (5-8)
SERIES
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DOLPHINS |
BILLS |
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SERIES LEADER |
54-36-1 |
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STREAKS |
5 of past 7 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Bowles: 0-0 |
Gailey: 2-2 |
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LAST WEEK |
L 26-10 vs. Eagles |
L 37-10 at Chargers |
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LAST GAME |
11/20/11: Bills 8 at Dolphins 35. Miami scores 28 1st-half points as QB Matt Moore throws 3 TDs & RB Reggie Bush rushes for another in Dolphins' divisional win. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
9/12/10: Dolphins 15, Bills 10. Miami RB Ronnie Brown rushes for TD as Dolphins' defense holds Buffalo to 166 total yards (50 rushing, 116 passing) in KO Weekend victory. |
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BROADCAST |
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Solomon Wilcots. SIRIUS: 85 (Mia.), 104 (Buf.). XM: 229 (Buf.). |
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STATS
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PASSING |
Mat. Moore: 162-263-1,864-10-6-86.1 |
Fitzpatrick: 278-449-3,013-20-16-81.6 |
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RUSHING |
Bush: 169-770-4.6-5 |
Jackson: 170-934-5.5-6 |
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RECEIVING |
Marshall: 67 (3C)-937-14.0-4 |
St. Johnson: 63-790-12.5-6 |
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OFFENSE |
311.2 |
343.6 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
-5 |
0 |
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DEFENSE |
334.2 |
363.5 |
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SACKS |
Wake: 6.5 |
Dareus (R): 4.5 |
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INTs |
Davis, Smith: 2 |
Wilson: 4 |
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PUNTING |
Fields: 49.5 (3L) |
Moorman: 48.5 (3C) |
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KICKING |
Carpenter: 82 (19/19 PAT; 21/26 FG) |
Lindell: 64 (25/25 PAT; 13/15 FG) |
NOTES
DOLPHINS: In past 2 on road, QB Matt Moore has completed 36 of 55 passes (65.5 pct.) for 532 yards with 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 121.2 passer rating. Moore completed 14 of 20 passes (70 pct.) for 160 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 133.3 passer rating in last game vs. Bills...RB Reggie Bush posted 3rd 100-yard rush game of season last week (103, 100, 103). Bush has career-best 770 rush yards in '11. Has 5 rush TDs in past 6. Averages 5.1 yards per carry on road in '11 (77 att., 390 yards). Rookie RB Daniel Thomas (2nd round, No. 62) leads AFC rookie RBs with 508 rush yards...WR Brandon Marshall (937) needs 63 receiving yards to reach 1,000 for 5th consecutive season. Marshall (5,970) needs 30 receiving yards to reach 6,000 career...LB Jason Taylor (138.5) needs 3.5 sacks to surpass Michael Strahan for 5th-most since sacks became official statistic in '82. Taylor has 22 career sacks vs. Bills, most against any opponent...
BILLS: QB Ryan Fitzpatrick (7,435) needs 148 passing yards to surpass QB Doug Floutie (7,582) for 5th-most passing yards in club annals. Fitzpatrick (52) needs 4 TD passes to surpass Drew Bledsoe (55) for 4th-most in franchise history. Has career-best 3,013 passing yards in '11...RB C.J. Spiller is averaging 5 yards per carry in past 2 in Dec. WR Stevie Johnson posted 1st 100-yard receiving game of season last week (116). Has TD reception in 2 of past 3. WR David Nelson has career-best in catches (50), yards (534) & TDs (5) in '11... TE Scott Chandler (6) needs TD rec. to surpass Pete Mettzelaars (6 in '92) & Jay Riemersma (6 in '98) for most TD catches by TE in season in franchise history. Had 5 catches for 71 yards (14.2 avg.) in last game vs. Mia...Defense has 12 INTs in 6 games at home in '11...Rookie DT Marcell Dareus (1st round, No. 3) has 4.5 sacks, most by Bills rookie since '01 (Aaron Schobel, 6.5)...S Bryan Scott had FR-TD last week, 2nd TD of season (INT-TD return in Week 4).